Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
“Plan Sea” focuses on ocean-based climate solutions that seek to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (carbon dioxide removal) or reduce incoming solar radiation (solar radiation modification). The podcast scrutinizes risks and benefits of these options, as well as matters of governance, stakeholder engagement, ethics, and politics.
Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
Captura’s CEO Steve Oldham discusses Direct Ocean Capture technology
In this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by Captura CEO Steve Oldham to discuss Direct Ocean Capture technology. Captura is a Pasadena, CA-based company that is exploring the use of renewable energy to remove carbon from the ocean as a low-cost, large-scale climate solution.
Learn more about Captura’s DOC approach and propriety technology on their website here.
Listen to our previous episode with Banyu Carbon’s Co-Founder & CEO Alex Gagnonon here.
Acronyms used throughout the episode:
- DAC - Direct Air Capture (6:38)
- RD&D - Research, Development, and Demonstration (21:21)
- KPIs - Key Performance Indicators (22:17)
- MRV - Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (35:34)
Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.
